Seducing souls : education and the experience of human well-being / Karl D. Hostetler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hostetler, Karl D., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transformative learning.

Well-being.

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Physical Description:

viii, 244 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

This small volume on educational philosophy addresses the concept of well-being as a fundamental goal of child development and examines the ways a well-being focused system might impact educational policy and practices. The work examines the basic concepts of human well-being including experience and satisfaction, and the evaluation of life values, and discusses how well-being often conflicts with perfectionism and a social and political system based around related themes. Hostetler is a professor of education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Developing a Conception of Human Well-Being

1 Basics of Well-Being: Subjectivity, Satisfaction and Experience 13

2 Experience, Desire, and Well-Being 37

3 Attunement, Motivation, and Reasons 53

4 Perceiving and Valuing in Hermeneutic Experience 75

5 Structuring and Evaluating a Life 101

Part 2 Implications for Education Policy and Practice

6 Perfectionism and Human Capabilities 123

7 Perfectionism, Liberalism, and Political Deliberation 135

8 Judging Well-Being 155

9 Seducing Souls 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441126184

144112618X

9781441149602

1441149600

OCLC:

689858523